Helpless, Jiang Lie stopped.
Qu Rui then turned to the side, picked up her phone and looked at it, then said to Jiang Lie, "It's the outer protector's call. Get up first."
Jiang Lie didn't move; this was the first time he had ever felt so unwilling to flatter.
He knew that his current predicament was inextricably linked to the outer protector. Furthermore, he was now in a situation where he had no choice but to act.
With both sides working together, he made no move to leave.
Seeing that Jiang Lie did not move, Qu Rui said with some displeasure, "You don't want the outer protector to know that I saved you right now, do you? If he finds out, I'm afraid I won't be able to protect you either."
This worked; even though Jiang Lie didn't want to leave, he had no choice but to go.
Now free, Qu Rui sat up, casually threw on some clothes, and said, "Hey, talk."
As she spoke, she got up to pour herself a glass of water; her voice had become very hoarse these past two days.
Having just taken a sip of water, upon hearing the outer protector's report, Qu Rui immediately frowned and said, "Useless! Can't even get one thing done."
Jiang Lie was puzzled, but he was very happy to hear that the outer protector had been scolded, and he wished he could make a big fuss about it and let everyone know.
After a long pause, Qu Rui finally spoke, "If you go to the capital and fail again, you don't have to come back."
Then he hung up the phone.
Jiang Lie was secretly overjoyed, but he didn't show it on his face.
"What's wrong, Rui'er?" Jiang Lie walked over and massaged Qu Rui's shoulders, feigning concern.
Qu Rui enjoyed Jiang Lie's massage and said somewhat unhappily, "The outer protector mission failed, and now he has gone to the capital. He's a useless piece of trash."
Hearing this, Jiang Lie felt a sense of satisfaction.
Thinking about what the external protectors had done to him, he felt that this was karma in this lifetime.
On the surface, however, he pretended to be worried about Qu Rui, feigning to defend the outer protector.
Qu Rui said, "Don't speak up for him. I know what he's thinking. If it weren't for the fact that he's worked for me for so many years, I would have dismissed him long ago."
Although Jiang Lie didn't say anything, he felt increasingly smug.
He believed that if he worked harder, one day he would not only be able to return to his original position, but he might also receive an unexpected surprise.
Jiang Lie smiled and said, "Let's not talk about him anymore, let's continue with what we haven't finished..."
In the end, Qu Rui couldn't escape his sweet talk and was carried back to bed by Jiang Lie...
...
Country M, Saint-Namer County.
A room in a villa by the sea.
Jiang Xuanjin stared blankly at the photo on the table, his fingers carefully tracing its surface. The photo showed a woman's profile, taken secretly, and she was breathtakingly beautiful, like a fairy.
If Jian Yixue were here, she would find the woman above to be very familiar.
When Liu Nian entered the room, she saw this scene and was immediately overwhelmed with indescribable feelings.
He has witnessed this scene more than once in the past year.
He didn't know what was in the photo at first. He only realized it when he accidentally saw it. It turned out that his master hadn't truly let go all this time, but had buried his love deep in his heart.
Meeting Miss Jian was a trial by fire for the master.
Since returning from Lancheng, he often saw his master sitting alone in his room late at night, holding a photo in his hand, drinking and getting drunk.
He has cheered up now because of a conversation he had some time ago. He doesn't know if his master will return to his old ways once he achieves his goal.
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